Today we’d like to introduce you to Cassie Scott.
Thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, how did you get started?
My story started in Brooklyn, NY, for nineteen years. After graduating high school, I attended Community College for a semester and took a break before officially enrolling into Benedict College in Fall 2016. Throughout my four years during my undergraduate career, I became very involved on campus, enhancing my social and networking skills. Maintaining the life of an Academic Scholar, Student Leader, Organizational Geek (what I’ll call myself), and much more, there was no room for downtime. Weekdays would consist of classes and band practice; weekends would consist of games and band performances. I always had something to do, an event to be a part of, or somewhere to be. During my Senior year in 2020, I can honestly say I truly got to have the downtime I deserved. As much as the Pandemic changed the world, it also changed my mindset on why having rest days are important. You never know when you’ll get to have that particular downtime again.
After completing my undergraduate career, I had a full-time job offer straight out of college at Nephron Pharmaceutical Corporation. Though I graduated with a degree in Business Management, the skills and knowledge I have gained within the Drug Manufacturing Industry has been astounding and beneficial. After taking off another semester during the Fall, I applied for the Benedict College Master’s Business Program, which I had already declared would happen during my Senior year, when the program officially got presented to Benedict College. I got accepted. As my only obligation after my undergraduate completion was working full-time, my schedule picked right back up at the start of 2021. I was starting school again, putting in overtime hours at my job, and I got offered to start choreographing, which then turned into becoming the Coach for my old dance team Sweet Sensation. My day-by-day schedule would be working from 5:30 AM – 6:30 PM, going to class from 7:00 PM – 8:30/9:00 PM, then ending the night with practice from 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM (hours due to the Pandemic). That was my everyday routine for four months. As well as maintaining my social life after my first graduate semester, I was let go from coaching the team and went straight into Content Creator mode. I started getting into more of going out and being on the Columbia nightlife scene. Then I was inspired to start my own business.
In June of 2021, Kasanova Sips, a business of mixed drinks, was created. People and things inspired the initial six flavored names in my life. Even though I was enrolled in my summer courses for my Master’s program, I was still making time to have fun, and academically I was successful! The business was going well as I was making weekly sales. Balance was truly my specialty. Life then took a swerving turn after a traumatizing car accident, resulting in me mentally checking out. I failed a required course at the end of my summer program. Never failing a class or course period, that did something to me. I thought I’d be able to adjust after the accident, but it was hard to. I took a month off of my everyday routine besides work to get my mind right, but I was reminded every day that I had failed my first class. Eventually, I started popping back in on the scene of my social life, attending classes and just becoming more reserved with my energy. Content Creating was completely in the back of my mind. Completing that Fall semester with all passing grades made me overjoyed. When 2022 came, I was in a new role at work and finishing my last semester. Due to my new schedule, I thought this would be the year I started taking my Content Creating more seriously. But unfortunately, I got distracted, which ended up being a long-term inconvenience. I was proud that I graduated that spring, Magna Cum Lade, for a second time, but I wasn’t satisfied with mentally knowing how behind I was with actual goals I didn’t accomplish. For six months, I was emotionally and mentally distraught by my distractions, hindering me from progressing with my passions.
I knew for 2023. I wanted to get on the right track by taking Content Creating seriously. I got rid of the distractions, started therapy to start my healing journey, and became more in-house with myself. I loved that it was an entire 360 but the same Cassie. While continuing to work, becoming more involved with Content Creating, maintaining a fit and healthy life, and taking care of my mental health, I finally found the best pieces to the puzzle that got me where I am today. I have officially been taking off with my Content Creator journey. I have been able to go viral with some of my videos on Tik Tok. As well as take different digital courses on becoming a better Content Creator. I start my YouTube Channel Journey on June 25th. I named my YouTube Channel Noviae World, taken from Kasanova, but I added an aesthetic twist. I want to welcome everyone into my world. Through different story times, vlogs, and lifestyle hacks, I want the world to see how I have identified ways I have truly and honestly grown as a young adult. Accountability is truly the most important part of my journey, but being able to talk about it and share it with others is the best part. Everyone sees my life on social media because I am an open book, but to know what I went through personally and to be able to manage still the life I have is enriching. After building a fan base on my YouTube Channel, I eventually want to sell digital courses, so I am ready and excited to start uploading my videos.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not, what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
It has been a challenging road. People can look at someone who they might think has the looks, nice clothes, a good job, and great energy and automatically think that person is perfect and has it all together. My struggles come from being a person that wants so much more for myself but is always getting easily distracted by others. Those distractions can include supporting their needs, loving on those who don’t know how to genuinely love me back, or simply nurturing people who aren’t trustworthy or deserving. The road these last three years has truly been full of bumps. What I wanted in my head didn’t matter. For me, it was to let me make sure everyone else was taken care of. This person needs money, this person needs somewhere to stay, or even this person needs a job. Everybody in my life is always well taken care of, and there is nothing wrong with that, but when it becomes draining for yourself, you have to make the final decision of only taking care of yourself. I allowed myself to take care of everyone else’s needs, that I forgot what I truly needed, which was peace of mind. Some of us can work best under pressure; it’s true. It’s been proven. But, in the real world, you can not accomplish anything genuinely without peace of mind.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I currently work at Nephron Pharmaceutical Corporation, where I help with investigations in the Compounding Department. I love helping with investigations. It’s a way to not only help those who are a part of the company progress but also ensure that I have more knowledge about the company and different departments. Plus, I love finding out more information about why things happen. Due to my multiple department backgrounds within the company, it’s easier to understand how processes work. My skills consist of being proficient in using Apple and Microsoft software products, efficiently communicating with colleagues, managing time, volunteering to help complete tasks, and multitasking in different roles I am assigned to. At work, I have a major urge to learn more. Those are skills I take with me everywhere I am placed with a job so that I can be remembered for my ability to handle business at any level with expertise.
Can you tell us more about what you were like growing up?
Growing up, I always had both a shy and animated personality. I was always shy to take on leadership roles, but that never hindered me from having an animated personality. I had a major interest in streetwear and retro-style fashion. Even though I couldn’t get the clothes or sneakers I wanted, that style always stuck with me. I loved taking pictures. I became interested in photography in the sixth grade but never continued that hobby. That interest switched from being behind the camera to being in front. I aspired to be a model in high school and signed up with an agency, but I was so booked and busy with my other extracurriculars I didn’t have time to take modeling seriously. Just as I am now, I was always involved. I was always on the go; I guess that is why I can maintain doing so much now. In high school, I was in both Marching Band and Cheerleading. I attended an after-school program for Engineering, which I thought would be my dream career. I also hung out with different friend groups, especially my friends who would love being around the Soho or 14th Street area of Manhattan. If you are from New York, you know that the Tumblr Era 2012 was different. Just like I am always the person who is always open to making different friends from different social groups, cultures, backgrounds, etc., I am that same way now with the same exciting energy. I still love those specific gems about me. It makes my personality completely different. No one is like me. The balance between being fun, standing on business, being emotionally supportive, keeping it real, not using excuses, and, most of all, just being Cassie is truly amazing. Being myself and truly loving myself no matter what is the peace of mind I never knew I needed until now. I love to live by. If you think I am doing too much, simply you’re not doing enough.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/smileycash?igshid=MjEwN2IyYWYwYw==
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoviaeWorld
- Other: www.tiktok.com/@miamornoviae
Image Credits
Lord T Photography: https://instagram.com/lordt.photography?igshid=MjEwN2IyYWYwYw==
